Marine life-saving apparatus.



L. E. KING. MARINE LIFE SAVING APPARATUS.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 22, 1909.

Patented Sept. 14, 1909.

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LOUIS 1:. KING, or BAY orrv, mcmean. I

MARINE LrFE-sAvI-No APPARATUS.

To allwlwm it may concern: 1

Be it .known'that I, LOUIS E. Kine, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bay City, in the county of Bay and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Marine Life-Saving'Apparatus, of which thefo'llowing is a specification. I

This invention relates to marine life saving apparatus, the object of the invention being .to provide a ballasted and floating buoy adapted to be trans orted from place to place, to be carried on s ipboard and to be aunched in case of emergency, the said apparatus being desi ed with special reference to safety, stability, comfort, convenience, seaworthiness, and thorough protection from the elements. i

With the above general object in view and other objects, the nature of which will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the

invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts herein fully described and claimed.

In the drawings ;Figure 1 is a perspective view of the life saving apparatus of this invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical diametrical section through the same.

The-device of this invention comprises essentially a watertight shell to which a special shape or oonfi uration is given, the said shell in the preferred embodiment of the invention comprising a cylindrical body 1, an inverted frusto-conoidal base 2 and a circular slanting deck 3. The shell thus described may be made all in one but it is preferred to make the same up of sections of sheet or boiler iron flanged and riveted or otherwise permanently secured together, in which case they joints which are shown at 4 are made to overlap and any practical exedient may be resorted to to render saidoints air and watertight. Centrally of the slanting deck at the top of the shell there is arranged a cylindrical turret 5 which is fastened'by an air or watertight joint 6 to the deck 3 and which is norma 1 closed at thetop b a cover 7 which is pre erably arched as s own and hinged at 8 to the turret. This cover is by means of one or more fasteners 9 of any suitable descri tion arranged interiorly of the turret so t at they may be operated inside of the device. The cover 7 as well as the upper edge of the turret 5 is flanged as shown at 10 and 1f desired, a packing gasket Specification of Letters Patent. Application filecl'lanuary 22, 1909. Serial No. 473,738..

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may be; interposed between the is, however, not ordinarily necessary as it is preferable to slightly open the. cover '7 to provide forthe necessary ventilation. The turret is further provided at nuinerous intervals with a circular series of dead lights 11 for observation purposes by a watchman who may stand upon a .bridge 12 extending diametrically across the interior of the main body portion of the shell asshown in Fig.

Extending around the mar naLedg'eof the deck 3 is a hand and guar rail 13-sup-,

flanges. This ported at a suitable elevation'by stanchions 14 and left open at one or more places to provide. companionw'ays 15 associated with: each of whlch is a ladder 16 extending downward alongside of the body las rams p or beneath the surface of the water, the

lower end of'such -ladder being fixedlyrcon nected to the ,shell.

This enables persons to ascend. the ladder and reach, the decklof the device. Adjacent to the turretanother ladder 17 rovided with suitable. hand rails 18 to ena le persons to reach the.

top of, the turret through which they -descend to the interior of the 'shell by means of an internally arranged ladder 19. The

ladder 19 may be sup orted at its lower end on thebridge 12. nother ladder 20 extends from the bridge 12 downward tothe floor or lower, deck 21'. Beneath this lowerdeck 21 is a downwardly contracting ballast chamber 22 in which any suitable amount of ballast 23 may be placed'to maintain the float in an upright position. The lower deck 21 is provided with a hatch-24m give access to the ballast chamber. 4

Within the main compartment 25 of the device are one or more combined seats or bunks 26 and 27 of circular form and arranged one above the plane of thefother in stepped formation as shown in Fi 2.

These seats or bunks may be provide on their under sides with com artments or drawers 28 for the storage of lankets, bedding, provisions and the like. Various other articles may be placed within the main I for the convenience and use of the 0001i ants, suchas one oiifmore liquid receptac water, oil and other necessities. The mam compartment is also provided with outside conditions.

safe, circular concentric cleats 31 are sees 29 adapted to containf-- fli sp lights 30 to enable the occupants to observe- Inorder to render the slanting deckfiafl cured thereto as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. Extending upward from the turret 5 is a bail shaped standard or support 82 upon which is placed a signal light or lamp 33 and from which is suspended a signal bell 34.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new, is a A life saving device of the class described embodying awatertight shell having a substantially cylindrical body inclo'sing the living compartment, an inverted frustoconoidal base forming a ballast chamber, a circular slanting deck forming the top of the living com artment,- concentric cleats fastened to the eck, an entrance turret extending centrally upward from the peak of In testimony whereof I aflix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

I I LOUIS E. KING.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM MA'rnEUR, ALBERT BOSTON. 

